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Fawn’s ‘working police chief’ juggles patrol, administrative dutiesVideo
It’s not easy being Fawn’s only full-time police officer, but police Chief Tim Mayberry makes do. “It can be very stressful,” Mayberry said. “If I had to do it all over again, this isn’t the kind of policing I would want to do. It’s not for everybody.” The Fawn Police...
Jewish teen choir HaZamir to hold free concert in Pittsburgh
A free concert to show support of and solidarity with Pittsburgh’s Jewish community in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting will take place Sunday at Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill. The event is being organized by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir. Molly May, director of the Pittsburgh...
Homestead Grays Bridge down to 2 lanes during overnight construction
The Homestead Grays Bridge will be down to two lanes overnight this week as work continues on a $2.5 million project. The bridge will have one lane open in each direction from 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Work is expected to end Sunday. Police will be directing traffic. The will...
Trees slide into Kittanning Pike homes in O’Hara
Trees slid down a hillside and struck two homes Tuesday morning along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the scene just before 6 a.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. No one was injured. The trees hit two homes on Kittanning Pike, Township Supervisor Julie...
Vandergrift woman arrested with drugs in stolen car, police say
A Vandergrift woman suspected of burglarizing a Parks Township home was arrested over the weekend after police said they found her with drugs in a stolen car in Harrison. Harrison police said they found several stamp bags of heroin on Heather Stefanik, 24, after they were called to Walnut Street...
Mon Incline’s reopening stalled by brief power outage
Power was restored to the Mon Incline just before 9 a.m. Friday. The incline had shut down around 6:35 a.m. due to a power failure, according to Port Authority of Allegheny County spokesman Adam Brandolph. The Monongahela Incline had been shut down for more than three months for repairs. It...
Police: Vehicle hits Carrick house after drive-by shooting
A chain-reaction crash that sent a vehicle into the side of a Carrick house Thursday was spurred by a drive-by shooting, Pittsburgh police say. The shooting was reported just after 5:50 p.m. in the 100 block of East Meyers Street. Officers responded to reports of shots fired. When they arrived...
Scott Police looking for man who snatched purse from elderly woman
Scott Township Police are looking for a man who snatched a purse from an elderly woman in front of a grocery store earlier this week. The snatching occurred at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Shop ‘n Save in Raceway Plaza. The victim is 84 years old. Police say...
1 dead in motorcycle crash along Parkway North
A Wexford man died after he crashed his motorcycle on the Parkway North early Thursday. He was identified as Douglas J. Regrut, 28, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash was reported just before 1 a.m. at mile marker 12.7 in Franklin Park. State police at the Moon...
Man in critical condition after Brighton Heights shooting
A man was in critical condition early Thursday after Pittsburgh police say he was shot multiple times in Brighton Heights. The shooting was reported just before 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Woods Run Avenue. Police officers from Zone 1 first received a ShotSpotter notification, followed by 911...
2 injured when car goes into building on Route 51
Two men were in critical condition early Thursday after their vehicle hit the side of a building in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood. The crash was reported at 3:22 a.m. on Route 51 just past Woodruff Street. The driver and a passenger were trapped inside and had to be extracted from...
Rabid raccoon found in Scott Township
A raccoon in Scott has tested positive for rabies, bringing the total number of reported animals with rabies in Allegheny County this year to 11. The animal was spotted along Spring Valley Road, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. It was picked up by local animal control services and...
6 people, 2 cats displaced after Beaver County apartment fire
A fire broke out in a Beaver County apartment building late Tuesday, displacing six people and two cats. When firefighters arrived at the building on Riverview Street in Rochester, they saw flames coming from a third-floor window, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. NEW: fire forces six people & pets...
Tattoo artist killed in early-morning shooting in Stowe
A local tattoo artist was shot after he finished giving another man a tattoo early Wednesday morning in Stowe Township, Allegheny County police said The shooting was reported just after 2:30 a.m. at 127 McKinnie Ave. Police and paramedics who went to the scene found the 31-year-old victim on the...
Lancaster County man reels in record breaking catfish
A Lancaster County angler went fishing in the Susquehanna River last month. He ended up reeling in a flathead catfish that surpassed the state record, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. “It was such an amazing fish,” said Jeff Bonawitz, 54, of East Lampeter Township. The record setting...
Multi-vehicle crash reported on I-79 south
A multi-vehicle crash on I-79 south Tuesday morning caused traffic delays on the Neville Island Bridge. The crash occurred just north of Exit 65, according to 511pa.com. The Neville Island Bridge was down to a single lane but has since reopened, PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said. Motorists were advised to...
Man shot in leg in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood
A man was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood early Tuesday, according to police. The shooting was reported just before 3:30 a.m. in the 8600 block of Bricelyn Street. Pittsburgh police officers were called to the scene for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found...
Occupants safe after Beaver County house catches fire
A Beaver County couple managed to make it safely out of their home after it caught on fire Tuesday morning. The fire was reported about 4:30 a.m. on Thompson Hill Road in Independence Township, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Officials told WPXI the blaze appeared to have started in...
Fire strikes abandoned house in Crescent Township
A fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that spread through an abandoned house early Monday in Crescent Township. When firefighters arrived after 2 a.m. to the fire on Purdy Road, a neighbor was using a garden hose to stop the flames from spreading to his home, Tribune-Review...
Butler County man shot in chest during domestic dispute
A Butler County man was flown to an Ohio hospital after he was shot in the chest during a domestic dispute early Sunday, state police said. The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Hungarian Road in Cherry Township. Troopers with the Butler...
2 men shot in Carrick
Police are investigating after two men were shot in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood early Monday. Police said they received a report of a shooting in the 2500 block of Brownsville Road at 1:15 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. A second...
2 people killed, 1 injured in Hempfield car wreck
Two people were killed and one person was in critical condition after their car went off the road, struck multiple trees and overturned in Hempfield Township Sunday night. The crash was reported at 8:30 p.m. at 1244 Baughman Hollow Road. Killed in the crash were Marc F. Delissio, 33, of...
Man found shot in vehicle in Duquesne
A 30-year-old man was in critical condition Friday after he was shot in the stomach in Duquesne, according to police. The shooting was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Grant Street and Route 837. City of Duquesne Police officers and paramedics dispatched to the intersection found the...
People being scammed out of ‘thousands of dollars,’ West Deer police chief saysVideo
West Deer Police Chief Jon Lape has seen phone scams pop up pretty much everywhere, including his community. In the last year, Lape said his department has received roughly a dozen calls from residents reporting phone scams. “They seem like around March, April and now there’s a lot of them...
Police offer $13K reward in Penn Hills fatal hit-and-run
Allegheny County police Friday upped the reward for information in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Pittsburgh man earlier this week. Police are now offering $13,000 for tips leading to a prosecution in the death of Joseph Morris, 51. Officials did not identify any possible suspects. Morris was found dead...
